WEBVTT - 11-14-25 Sloan with Christy Samad

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to be an Americans got sloan on

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<v Speaker 1>this Friday morning on seven hundred w old.

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<v Speaker 2>But it is the season.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm about ready. I don't have to put you. And

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<v Speaker 1>maybe it's just all the angst and drahmenagut in life.

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<v Speaker 1>Love the holidays because you can just unplug. So if

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<v Speaker 1>part of the celebration for you is planning on going

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<v Speaker 1>downtown for the holidays, be it the tree lighting or

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<v Speaker 1>to see the elves, or maybe to skate, There's been

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of movement, a lot of additions and big

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<v Speaker 1>changes for the holidays, especially in the Fountain District this year.

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<v Speaker 1>On that from three CDC is Christie smadd Christy, good morning.

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<v Speaker 2>How are you? Good morning? How are you? I'm fine,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm fine. I'm ready for some holiday action. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Generally, when I see the ads for Christmas right around

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<v Speaker 1>the fourth of July, I'm like, it's a little early,

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<v Speaker 1>but this year, bring it on.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm ready. I'm here for it.

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<v Speaker 3>I totally agree. And I feel like with the snow

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<v Speaker 3>flurry on Monday even more right.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, I'm ready.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm in the spirit. So the thing is, typically people

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<v Speaker 1>go downtown and you have your habits. You know, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you go see the trains at the Museum Center, go

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<v Speaker 1>see the Shiloh elves, whatever it is. There's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of moving parts right now. So if you show up

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<v Speaker 1>and go, hey, what happened to fill in the blank,

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<v Speaker 1>it may not be where you thought it was. The

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<v Speaker 1>beginning is first of all, before we get into the changes,

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<v Speaker 1>and these are some big ones here. What was the

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<v Speaker 1>decision to kind of reimagine this whole thing?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, well, so the ice drink has been awesome at

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<v Speaker 3>Fountain Square for you know, the last twenty years or so,

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<v Speaker 3>but we kept you know, building onto it and trying

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<v Speaker 3>to make the patron experience better. But we ran out

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<v Speaker 3>of room. We were kind of landlocked at Mountain Square.

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<v Speaker 3>And so when the renovation of the Convention Center came

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<v Speaker 3>on and we were looking at Elm Street plaza right outside,

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<v Speaker 3>it only made sense to make that area, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>bring in the ice rink. And so we were able

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<v Speaker 3>to some scratch kind of imagine where the ice drink

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<v Speaker 3>would go, what is the patron experience, and we were

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<v Speaker 3>able to expand and so as really in the Mountain

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<v Speaker 3>district and how we you know, expand the winter festivities

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<v Speaker 3>in downtown, within this district, it just made sense where

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<v Speaker 3>we could do something new on Fountains Square, we could

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<v Speaker 3>put a new, brand new ice drink at Elm Street

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<v Speaker 3>Plaza and really think of it in that way.

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<v Speaker 2>So will a rink be bigger or is it the

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<v Speaker 2>same rink? It is bigger.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a brand new ice rink. It's about a thousand

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<v Speaker 3>square feed bigger.

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<v Speaker 1>Nice and I like I used, I mean, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>not that far. It's just like a couple of blocks.

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<v Speaker 1>So it spreads people a lot too that you can

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<v Speaker 1>go to different and see different things along the way

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<v Speaker 1>like and that's good for business too.

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<v Speaker 3>It's awesome. So it's a it's only a block and

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<v Speaker 3>a half, so you you're more than welcome to still

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<v Speaker 3>park at Soutain Square. Come up and we're debuting the

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<v Speaker 3>Winter House this Saturday, which is a sixty five by

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<v Speaker 3>sixty five tenth with a bar. It's got normal operating

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<v Speaker 3>hours Monday through Sunday eleven to eight, and we'll have

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<v Speaker 3>programming just like we do during the summer. And the

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<v Speaker 3>thoughtfit's behind that was, you know, if you're not a

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<v Speaker 3>skater and it's cold, you're probably not finding yourself a

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<v Speaker 3>Fountain Square in the winter months, and so we wanted

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<v Speaker 3>to kind of think of something where during the summer

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<v Speaker 3>everyone uses it for lunch breaks, for meetings, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>to see programming, and so really we were thinking how

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<v Speaker 3>to carry that on during the winter, and so this

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<v Speaker 3>is that it's a large warming tent where you can

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<v Speaker 3>still enjoy programming, congregate with friends, you know, take meetings

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<v Speaker 3>in there, you your lunch, et cetera. And so that

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<v Speaker 3>being on Soutain Square and new this year. Back prior

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<v Speaker 3>to the renovation, like in the eighties and earlier than that,

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<v Speaker 3>the city used to put lights on the fountain, so

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<v Speaker 3>when they turn the water off, they would replace it

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<v Speaker 3>with lights to you know, make it look like the

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<v Speaker 3>fountain was still flowing with water. And in the past

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<v Speaker 3>years that went a way, and so we're bringing it

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<v Speaker 3>back this year with animated lights. So it'll be beautiful

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<v Speaker 3>something to compliment. While you're in the tent just enjoying

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<v Speaker 3>a cocktail, you can watch the fountain glow. And so

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<v Speaker 3>that will be at Fountain Square.

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<v Speaker 1>Big big of how big is Let's let's do the

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<v Speaker 1>Winterhouse ten. How big a ten is it?

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<v Speaker 3>It's a sixty five by sixty five, so it'll fit

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<v Speaker 3>about two hundred three hundred people.

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<v Speaker 1>And that sounds cool because you can sit in there

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<v Speaker 1>and be warm and have a cocktail and now look

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<v Speaker 1>at to watch the tree, watch people go.

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<v Speaker 3>By, exactly. I feel like, for yeah, you know, if

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<v Speaker 3>you weren't ice skating, you weren't on the Fountain Square

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<v Speaker 3>in the winter months, and so this hopefully will curve that.

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<v Speaker 3>But then to your point, so the block and a

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<v Speaker 3>half to Elm Street Plaza, while you're walking on Fifth,

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<v Speaker 3>the Chilto Elves are going in some storefronts at the

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<v Speaker 3>Crew Tower and so those are the beloved Elves that's everyone.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, they've been spliced apart over the years, I

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<v Speaker 3>think since they're originally at Chilto. But we've got a

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<v Speaker 3>few scenes that you can check out on Fifth. And

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<v Speaker 3>then to your point, not to mention all of the

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<v Speaker 3>new businesses, the businesses that have been opened, but there's

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of new businesses opening on Fifth Street, and

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<v Speaker 3>so prim is a new bar that just opens in

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<v Speaker 3>the Soundry. We've got Salazar that used to be an

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<v Speaker 3>OTR relocated down to the old Sax building and that's

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<v Speaker 3>opening next week. There's another entertainment concept called Flight Club

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<v Speaker 3>that is going right next door and it's a dark

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<v Speaker 3>bar and that will be on the other edge of

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<v Speaker 3>the street. And then at that point you'll be right

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<v Speaker 3>at Elm Street pos. But in between we still have

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<v Speaker 3>Jeff Ruby's Davidson, We've got Vintage on the race met

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<v Speaker 3>Mary Gold. It's just gonna be this amazing district.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna guess Christie that moving the shallow Elves to

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<v Speaker 1>to in Main Street there at Kurru Tower, that that

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<v Speaker 1>to me, that that's a that's a winner.

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<v Speaker 3>It is it is well talk about the history and

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<v Speaker 3>the old memories. I mean, we're bringing him back closer

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<v Speaker 3>to where they were, you know. And so it's and

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<v Speaker 3>it's just putting all of these festivities in one space

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<v Speaker 3>and so in one spot.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and the little kids like it to you're older,

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<v Speaker 1>you see goes see the Shillowlson.

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<v Speaker 2>But those things are lame. They saw that's not Ai.

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<v Speaker 2>That's it's not And then when.

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<v Speaker 1>When you get to be a parent, you bring your

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<v Speaker 1>kids here because you have fond memories of of the thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's the way. It's awesome.

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<v Speaker 3>This is what we used to do. This is what

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<v Speaker 3>things used to look like, you know, I'm a little

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<v Speaker 3>I can a little creepy. They're great to see. I

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<v Speaker 3>love them. I go every year.

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<v Speaker 1>But well there, but if you look at that stuff

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<v Speaker 1>from I don't know, a couple of generations ago, like

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<v Speaker 1>Halloween masks and Santa Clauses are super creepy. Back then

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<v Speaker 1>if you look at some of those black and whites

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<v Speaker 1>from like the thirties or forties, like, that's scary.

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<v Speaker 3>Af You're right, You're right.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's more like Crampis than it is Santa Claus.

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<v Speaker 1>Christy Samad, she is the EVP of Civic and Commercial

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<v Speaker 1>Space Activation for three CDC and totally have blown up

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<v Speaker 1>how the holidays are gonna look downtown this year, starting

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<v Speaker 1>in the in the Fountain district. So if you're looking

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<v Speaker 1>for the rank, it has moved. That is gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>Elm Street, so right adjacent to the new Duke Energy

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<v Speaker 1>Convention Center, and the ranks bigger and better. Specifically, when

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<v Speaker 1>you when you look at the new rank, you said,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a new new surface. What upgrades will you notice?

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<v Speaker 3>So it's a larger and we will have eggloos, we'll

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<v Speaker 3>have pergolas that have fire pits that you can rent

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<v Speaker 3>individually if you can have you know, if your family's

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<v Speaker 3>coming down, you can secure a private area to hang

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<v Speaker 3>out and have all of your stuff. There's a pavilion

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<v Speaker 3>that's actually going to be there year round, but it

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<v Speaker 3>will be open with concessions, you know, have chocolate, nack drink.

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<v Speaker 3>And so I think that downtown is needed. I mean

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<v Speaker 3>Elm Street Plaza in general. Right, it's this new two

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<v Speaker 3>and a half acre civic space. We're putting two hundred

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<v Speaker 3>and some odd trees in this space, so it's kind

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<v Speaker 3>of breaking in this concrete jungle and giving it new life.

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<v Speaker 3>And so the ice drink being right in the middle

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<v Speaker 3>debuting the space is it's awesome because it's going to

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<v Speaker 3>bring a ton of people to come down to see

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<v Speaker 3>the newly renovated convention center that will be you know,

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<v Speaker 3>that's opening the first events January sixties for Redsvest. The

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<v Speaker 3>mural that they did for Blink to Trists and Eaton

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<v Speaker 3>mural on the side building of eighty four to fifty

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<v Speaker 3>one is the backdrop of the ice drink and it

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<v Speaker 3>just really you know, it showcases everything that he has.

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<v Speaker 2>It's great, Yeah, it is cool. When does the rink

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<v Speaker 2>open November twenty.

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<v Speaker 3>So next Friday, we're doing the ribbon cutting of the

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<v Speaker 3>Elm Street Plaza. We're having the first inaut yural skates

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<v Speaker 3>on the rink and then it'll be free ice skating

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<v Speaker 3>all day long.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, who's going to be first you do the

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<v Speaker 1>ribbon cutting, who's going to do the ceremony? Falling on

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<v Speaker 1>their ass?

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<v Speaker 3>So all we've got some really great construction guys that

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<v Speaker 3>have been on the project all the past eighteen months

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<v Speaker 3>and they're gonna they're going to debut ice.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, wear your bucket, boys, It'll be all right, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>So the new center piece of Found Square though, is

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<v Speaker 1>the Winterhouse. We talked about that there's daily programming there.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you get a music in it too or around there,

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<v Speaker 1>so when the when the rinks go on, you put

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<v Speaker 1>the tent there instead.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm guessing right, yeah exactly. And there's a stage within

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<v Speaker 3>the tent and so we will have programming basically seven

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<v Speaker 3>nights a week. You can find we're doing a collaboration

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<v Speaker 3>with CCM to have some buzz performers. We're gonna we

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<v Speaker 3>debuted at Washington Park this past summer a ukre night

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<v Speaker 3>where you can just come bring partners or just meet partners.

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<v Speaker 3>We're gonna have yukre nights there. We're gonna have drag bingo,

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<v Speaker 3>We'll have piano nights on Fridays, so it will have

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<v Speaker 3>Vinyl nights on Thursdays where you can come and fish records.

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<v Speaker 3>We've got a lot going on.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And the idea then also during the day though, is

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<v Speaker 1>to get a lot of the workers downtown to come

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe have lunch there.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. It's really you know at that point that third space,

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<v Speaker 3>so you can come and just pull up your laptop

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<v Speaker 3>and it's more.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that and and you know you engage more people.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's awesome. And we need that downtown for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh And even with the rink moving that the Fountain

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<v Speaker 1>Square is the fix. You know this, let's face that,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna put the Christmas tree there too and have

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<v Speaker 1>the tree lighting and sandals zip line down so the

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<v Speaker 1>tree stays.

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<v Speaker 2>Talk about the fountain lights.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so thanks to the TVG came in big time

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<v Speaker 3>and they came to support putting the light on the fountain.

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<v Speaker 3>Like I mentioned, there's going to be a five minute

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<v Speaker 3>animated show of these lights every fifteen minutes and so

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<v Speaker 3>it'll look like, you know, when you're just walking by

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<v Speaker 3>there's nothing, it'll look like just a nice, pretty white

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<v Speaker 3>and then every fifteen minutes it'll pop with different designs

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<v Speaker 3>of players and just really add to the middle.

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<v Speaker 2>Of the square almost like blank.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, Yeah, exactly. I have a two and a four

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<v Speaker 3>year old. We were down, you know, getting everything ready

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<v Speaker 3>last night, and they were just entranced by this fountain.

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<v Speaker 3>They were steering at it, like what's going on?

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<v Speaker 2>It was, Yeah, that is really cool. I understand.

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<v Speaker 1>Also, you're gonna have there's gonna be more light and

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<v Speaker 1>a long fi history.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>So again just to deck the halls, we are making

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<v Speaker 3>sure again and as a clear plaque path. If you're

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<v Speaker 3>not incredibly familiar with downtown and you're like you forget that,

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<v Speaker 3>it's that Elmstreet prep clasa. You park at Fountain Square,

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<v Speaker 3>you're gonna come up, You're going to see all these

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<v Speaker 3>festivities and then you'll see like a lit plat path

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<v Speaker 3>that will take it, you know, just a block and

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<v Speaker 3>a half free plaza with the tree lights and just

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<v Speaker 3>the more holidays.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's so cool because it like lights the path

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<v Speaker 1>three to go though, which is you don't you don't

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<v Speaker 1>love the festive. It's like at the zoo with the

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<v Speaker 1>big tunnel of lights you walk through.

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<v Speaker 3>Exactly well and not the thing. We wanted to make

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<v Speaker 3>sure that. Yes, as the rink is physically moving, but

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<v Speaker 3>we're really just expanding the experience. So rather than it

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<v Speaker 3>just being in one spot, you just have to just

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<v Speaker 3>like the zoo, you walk a little farther to the

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<v Speaker 3>next experience.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I know, I picture in my head and like,

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<v Speaker 1>just like Clark Griswold is, it's gorgeous, it's beautiful.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And it makes sense too, because we try to cram

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<v Speaker 1>everything a Fountain Square. You get the tree, you get

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<v Speaker 1>the lighting, you got stages in concerts, you get the

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<v Speaker 1>ice rink. There's no more room to go. So expanding

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<v Speaker 1>it and moving it a block and a half is

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's brilliant.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. And then but that's a good point. A lot

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<v Speaker 3>of people are asking the do holiday tree will stay

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<v Speaker 3>on Fountain Square and so that's still on the corner

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<v Speaker 3>of Fifth to Vine, and so when we do to

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<v Speaker 3>flight up the square, we will still we'll have that

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<v Speaker 3>celebration on Fountain Square, but obviously a lot of festivities

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<v Speaker 3>at the rink and again, we're just it's just how

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<v Speaker 3>you make your way through either space. If you want

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<v Speaker 3>to see the tree lighting physically onto Fountain Square, you

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<v Speaker 3>can do that. But we also have an LED board

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<v Speaker 3>at Elmstreet Plaza and we'll be simulcasting it. So we're

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<v Speaker 3>going to use the LED boards at Fountain Square and

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<v Speaker 3>Elm Street pop Plaza as a little bit of a portal.

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<v Speaker 3>So you know, if you're ice skating and there's something

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<v Speaker 3>happening at the Square, we'll pop in to show you

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<v Speaker 3>what's happening. So you can be at two places at.

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<v Speaker 1>One Yeah, that's pretty cool. What about the holiday market

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<v Speaker 1>or Chris Kentlemark, so that.

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<v Speaker 3>There is going to be Chris Kindle Market down at

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<v Speaker 3>the banks that's more line Lawn, but on light of

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<v Speaker 3>the Square. We will have vendors that are on Elm

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<v Speaker 3>Street Plaza and just again part of that experience. But

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<v Speaker 3>the cool thing about Winter House we wanted to make

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<v Speaker 3>sure that there is another element when you need to

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<v Speaker 3>get a gift quickly. We have kind of like an

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<v Speaker 3>iHeart Cincinnati store in the Winterhouse, and so you guests

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<v Speaker 3>that are central or they're around Cincinnati, but it'll be

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<v Speaker 3>a great place for one stop shop.

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<v Speaker 2>Guess yeah, very very cool.

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<v Speaker 1>Finally, Christy Samad, the concern for a lot of people

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<v Speaker 1>listening you're gonna go downtown is wait a minute, now,

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<v Speaker 1>we've had a rash of shootings all summer long, We've

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<v Speaker 1>had more violence. It's a problem for sure. Is it

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<v Speaker 1>meaning that Cincinnati's a no go? I don't think so.

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<v Speaker 1>I have no problem going down on a an evening

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<v Speaker 1>and with my family, even little ones for that matter,

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<v Speaker 1>and go and enjoy the holidays and the Fountain District

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<v Speaker 1>and the skating ring. But there are people are here

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<v Speaker 1>listening going. Ain't no way. You can't guarantee someone's safety.

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<v Speaker 1>But how does that fit into this what we're talking

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<v Speaker 1>about here? Because you know, we just open a brand

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<v Speaker 1>new convention center. Of the hotels going in, we want

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<v Speaker 1>people downtown, and yet there's this fear of random violence.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I think in all downtowns, you know, across America, right,

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<v Speaker 3>I mean there's always it's an urban area. I don't

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<v Speaker 3>think I lived down here of a two and a

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<v Speaker 3>four year old. I bring them downtown all the time.

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<v Speaker 3>We live right by simily Market, and I think that

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<v Speaker 3>you know, the presence of more people, the more activity

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<v Speaker 3>only helps that of the feeling of safety. I think

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<v Speaker 3>that there's always going to be unfortunate instant incidences, but

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I don't think that downtown feels unsafe by

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<v Speaker 3>any means. And adding all of this activity again as

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<v Speaker 3>the vibrans, the as the like, as the excitement, and

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<v Speaker 3>so I think, you know, that's what we need to

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<v Speaker 3>lean into. Is the more people that come downtown, the

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<v Speaker 3>safer it is.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure it was a concern for you guys too,

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<v Speaker 1>and what did the cityus wage those fears?

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<v Speaker 2>To some degree? Have we added more security for this?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know, we are working closely with the police

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<v Speaker 3>and the city, and there will be more visibility for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>But again I think that we're thinking like, because there's

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<v Speaker 3>more activity, there will be more police presence everywhere. But

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<v Speaker 3>we want to, you know, compliment that with all the

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<v Speaker 3>different activities that we're putting on.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, as a family, you feel safe down there, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's that that's court. I mean, I would and it

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't prevent me from going down there for sure. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>sadly it happens and it needs to be addressed, but

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<v Speaker 1>to me, it's not a deal breaker. I want to

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<v Speaker 1>see the school stuff. I want to see the elves

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<v Speaker 1>and the new rank and all that stuff as well,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Christmas tree, because I love the holidays and

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people do. So get on and down

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<v Speaker 1>and it kicks up. Yeah, go ahead.

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<v Speaker 3>Sorry. One other thing. We also have, you know, downtown

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<v Speaker 3>operations teams, the ambassadors. We have increased those as well,

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<v Speaker 3>so you know it's clean and safe for the city.

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<v Speaker 3>But also they are a wealth of knowledge for if

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<v Speaker 3>you're downtown and you don't exactly know exactly where you're going,

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<v Speaker 3>you can always stop them. And so again it's just

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<v Speaker 3>that more presence on the sidewalk.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Christy. What starts tomorrow. What goes on on.

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<v Speaker 3>Tomorrow is the grand opening of Winterhouse, and the de

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<v Speaker 3>Caliday Tree comes early in the morning on Fountain Square,

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<v Speaker 3>so you can come see that sucker, come in off

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<v Speaker 3>the highway and start getting installed. I like to say

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<v Speaker 3>that this is a process. This isn't immediately. The tree

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<v Speaker 3>does not immediately look pretty right after it. So it

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<v Speaker 3>may have times where it looks a little sparse, guys,

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<v Speaker 3>but it will.

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<v Speaker 2>Look beautiful, that's all right.

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<v Speaker 3>So that that's coming to this square early in the morning,

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<v Speaker 3>we've got a tree trimming party that coincides with that,

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<v Speaker 3>so you can go into the Winter House have some

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<v Speaker 3>holiday fun. We'll have some entertainment in there, and then

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<v Speaker 3>from six to ten we've got the visit in two's

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<v Speaker 3>grand opening of the Winter House, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>And it goes through the holidays as well. So Christy

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<v Speaker 1>Samad with the three c DC, I love the idea.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's a great reimagination, reimagining of this this

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<v Speaker 1>thing because it needed it. It was the rink was small,

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<v Speaker 1>as little tired, little compact. Spreading it out I think

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<v Speaker 1>is brilliant. Hopefully folks will get downtown and enjoy this

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<v Speaker 1>uh as part of the holiday FESTIALI is Christy all

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<v Speaker 1>the best? Thanks again, Thank you, Take care. Christy Samad

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<v Speaker 1>three c DC on the Scott's Loan Show. Yeah, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure that people going I know, way I'm going to,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. It doesn't really bother me, especially that area.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, random violence happens on the roadway, so I'm

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<v Speaker 1>that's second to hopefully not scare too many people away anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>away from trying to keep downtime going, We'll get a

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<v Speaker 1>time out of news on the way slowly seven hundred Wi.

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<v Speaker 3>The